the height of
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—used to say that something is an extreme example of something
It was the height of stupidity to quit the team.
Long skirts are now the height of fashion.
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The river rose to 26 feet — the height of a two-story building — in about 45 minutes in the early-morning hours of July 4, Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick said during a news conference.
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Miami Herald, 11 July 2025
That's even thinner than Google's Pixel 9 Pro Fold and barely more than the height of the phone's USB-C port.
—ArsTechnica, 9 July 2025
In the height of World War II, Johann Schmidt uncovers a weapon called the Tesseract and is keen on unlocking its ungodly powers.
—James Brizuela, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 July 2025
Blue whales, the largest animals on Earth, can weigh up to 330,000 pounds and grow to 110 feet long, making their length about the same as the height of a 10-story building, according to NOAA.
—Paloma Chavez
july 3, Sacbee.com, 3 July 2025
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Miami Herald, 11 July 2025
That's even thinner than Google's Pixel 9 Pro Fold and barely more than the height of the phone's USB-C port.
—ArsTechnica, 9 July 2025
In the height of World War II, Johann Schmidt uncovers a weapon called the Tesseract and is keen on unlocking its ungodly powers.
—James Brizuela, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 July 2025
Blue whales, the largest animals on Earth, can weigh up to 330,000 pounds and grow to 110 feet long, making their length about the same as the height of a 10-story building, according to NOAA.
—Paloma Chavez
july 3, Sacbee.com, 3 July 2025
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“The height of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20height%20of. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.
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